2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Joe Mack
Head coach	Paul LaPolice (2–6) Tim Burke (4–6)
Home stadium	Canad Inns Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	3rd, East
Playoffs	did not qualify
Team MOP	Chad Simpson
Team MOC	Henoc Muamba
Team MOR	Chris Matthews
Uniform
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The 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 80th overall. The Blue Bombers looked to continue on the success of the 2011 season, in which they made it all the way to the Grey Cup game. However, the team slipped to third place in the East Division and missed the playoffs, finishing with a 6–12 record. The team was supposed to play their first season in their new stadium, Investors Group Field, but ongoing construction delays have moved its opening to the beginning of the 2013 season. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The Blue Bombers started the season with four straight road games, which was due to speculation that the stadium would be opened in time for a home opener in week 5 at the earliest. The Blue Bombers started the season 0–4 for the first time since 2008, which was also, coincidentally, a year after they had an appearance in the Grey Cup game.

After a 2–6 start, head coach Paul LaPolice was fired on August 25, 2012, after three years of employment. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Tim Burke.

The low point of the season occurred in Tim Burke's debut as head coach on September 2, 2012, in which the team suffered a 52–0 shutout loss to their biggest rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic. It was the Bombers first shutout loss since they were blanked 33–0 by the Edmonton Eskimos on July 29, 1969. It was also their first shutout loss to Saskatchewan since October 15, 1949.

With a 28–18 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 27, 2012, the Blue Bombers were eliminated from playoff contention. Their final game of the season, a 19–11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes, would mark the final game played at Canad Inns Stadium prior to its demolition.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 2:00 PM CDT. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the six-round draft, including the loss of their first-round pick after selecting Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental draft. The traded back into the first round by trading two of their second round picks for the third overall selection. ^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Tyson Pencer	OL	Washington State
3	16	Johnny Aprile	WR	Queen's
3	21	Christo Bilukidi	DE	Georgia State
4	23	Rene Stephan	LB	Harding
4	29	Jake Thomas	DL	Acadia

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Thurs, June 14	at Montreal Alouettes	22–10	Win	20,005	1–0
B	Wed, June 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	26–25	Loss	28,300	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	11	7	0	478	489	22	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	445	491	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	6	12	0	376	531	12	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	0	538	576	12	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 29	at BC Lions	33–16	Loss	29,351	0–1
2	Fri, July 6	at Montreal Alouettes	41–30	Loss	21,016	0–2
3	Fri, July 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	42–10	Loss	32,067	0–3
4	Wed, July 18	at Toronto Argonauts	25–22	Loss	22,485	0–4
5	Thurs, July 26	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	23–22	Win	29,533	1–4
6	Fri, Aug 3	vs. Montreal Alouettes	36–26	Loss	29,533	1–5
7	Bye					1–5
8	Thurs, Aug 16	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32–25	Win	27,039	2–5
9	Fri, Aug 24	vs. BC Lions	20–17	Loss	29,533	2–6
10	Sun, Sept 2	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	52–0	Loss	33,427	2–7
11	Sun, Sept 9	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–24	Loss	30,077	2–8
12	Fri, Sept 14	at Calgary Stampeders	44–3	Loss	28,247	2–9
13	Fri, Sept 21	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–12	Win	26,577	3–9
14	Sat, Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	29–10	Loss	27,169	3–10
15	Mon, Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	27–22	Win	23,201	4–10
16	Sat, Oct 13	vs. Calgary Stampeders	32–21	Loss	25,462	4–11
17	Fri, Oct 19	at Toronto Argonauts	44–32	Win	23,419	5–11
18	Sat, Oct 27	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–18	Loss	29,722	5–12
19	Sat, Nov 3	vs. Montreal Alouettes	19–11	Win	26,907	6–12

Roster

2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks 16 RJ Archer QB  7 Alex Brink QB 18 Justin Goltz QB Running backs 43 James Green FB 44 Jordan Matechuk FB 39 Michel-Pierre Pontbriand FB 32 Nathan Riva RB 24 Carl Volny RB Wide receivers 80 Cassidy Doneff WR 13 Chris Matthews WR 83 Doug Pierce WR  1 Kito Poblah WR Slotbacks 89 Clarence Denmark SB 88 Jade Etienne SB 84 Wallace Miles SB		Offensive linemen 60 Shannon Boatman OT 64 Chris Greaves OL 69 Glenn January T 67 Chris Kowalczuk OL 62 Steve Morley OL 68 Justin Sorensen OL 55 Paul Swiston OL Defensive linemen 99 Andre Caroll DL 45 Rodney Fritz DL 91 JT Gilmore DL 56 Fernand Kashama DL/LB 94 Ryan Lucas DL 54 Kenny Mainor DE 95 Jake Thomas DL 48 Youri Yenga DL		Linebackers 38 Marcellus Bowman WLB 47 Pierre-Luc Labbé MLB 10 Henoc Muamba LB 27 Terrell Parker LB Defensive backs 20 Deon Beasley CB 23 Jonathan Hefney HB  2 Jovon Johnson CB 31 Ian Logan S 34 Jeremy McGee DB  8 Brandon Stewart DB 21 Alex Suber HB 15 Demond Washington DB 33 Dan West S Special teams 50 Chris Cvetkovic LS 17 Justin Palardy K  9 Mike Renaud P		Inactive List 12 Kurt Adams WR (9 Game) 86Issac Anderson SB (9 Game) 25 Brady Browne S (9 Game) 90 Brandon Collier DT (9 Game) 59 Andre Douglas OT (9 Game) 82 Terrence Edwards SB (9 Game) 14 Joey Elliott QB (9 Game) 30 Will Ford RB (9 Game) 19 Chris Garrett RB (9 Game) 96 Alex Hall DE (9 Game) 87 Rory Kohlert SB (1 Game) 58 Tyson Pencer OL (9 Game) 4 Buck Pierce QB (9 Game)  0 Johnny Sears DB (9 Game)  5 Chad Simpson RB (9 Game) 42 Rene Stephan LB (9 Game) 66 Jordan Taormina OT (9 Game) 92 Bryant Turner DL (1 Game) 81 Cory Watson SB (9 Game) 29 Anthony Woodson RB (9 Game) 98 Jason Vega DL (1 Game) Practice Roster 52 James Carmon OT 93 Anthony DeGrate DL 61 Brendan Dunn G 40 Marcus McGraw LB 3 Jawann Westerman S Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2012-07-24 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff
	Front office Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members) Chairperson of the Board of Governors - Bill Watchorn President/CEO – Jim Bell Vice president and general manager of football operations – Joe Mack Director of football operations – Ross Hodgkinson Director of player personnel – Ken Moll Head coaches Head coach – Paul LaPolice Assistant head coach – Vacant Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jamie Barresi Receivers – Chris Wiesehan Offensive line – Pat DelMonaco			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Tim Burke Defensive line – Vacant Linebackers – Casey Creehan Defensive assistant – Markus Howell Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kyle Walters Special teams assistant – Markus Howell → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
2. "Bombers announce update on Investors Group Field". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
3. "Bombers to play entire 2012 season at Canad Inns". Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
4. "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-23.